[PDF.74pq] Booze and the Private Eye: Alcohol in the Hard-Boiled Novel

Booze and the Private Eye: Alcohol in the Hard-Boiled Novel

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 | #4720300 in Books |  Mcfarland n Co Inc Pub |  2004-08 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.06 x.52 x5.98l,.69 | File type: PDF | 207 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Well-researched, perhaps suffers from its academic origins|By Lan the Answer Man|Rippetoe's topic is interesting, and she digs up a lot of fascinating detail on the drinking habits of fictional hard-boiled detectives like Philip Marlowe, Lew Archer, Mike Hammer, Nick Charles and Spenser. Along the way she also comments on the drinking and drinking problems of their creators (Ra| |"good book...well written and persuasively argued"--Mystery Scene.

-good book...well written and persuasively argued---Mystery Scene.|About the Author|Rita Elizabeth Rippetoe is an independe

The hard-bitten PI with a bottle of bourbon in his desk drawer--it's an image as old as the genre of hard-boiled detective fiction itself. Alcohol has long been an important element of detective fiction, but it is no mere prop. Rather, the treatment of alcohol within the works informs and illustrates the detective's moral code, and casts light upon the society's attitudes towards drink. This examination of the role of alcohol in hard-boiled detective fiction begins with ...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.Booze and the Private Eye: Alcohol in the Hard-Boiled Novel   |  Rita Elizabeth Rippetoe.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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